Mar 28th, 2018
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Mobile County Public School System and the City of Mobile Police and Fire-Rescue Departments marked a new pathway to careers in public safety for students attending John L. LeFlore Magnet High School. Students will be able to enroll in the new Public Safety Academy beginning fall 2018. The pilot program is in collaboration with the Army JROTC program.
All freshmen students at LeFlore are required to take JROTC their first year of high school. According to the memorandum of understanding, if it is determined that sufficient interest exists a complete academy will be established allowing students to earn a state and industry recognized credential.
Making sure students are on a pathway and have relationships with businesses in the community now begins in high school.
“It takes a village to raise a child and we need everyone to support students in their endeavors,” said Principal William Henderson of John L. LeFlore Magnet High School. “With open arms we welcome the partnership.”
The purpose of the signature academy is for students to learn of the career opportunities in the city where they live, explained Martha Peek, superintendent of Mobile County Public School System. Students will gain understanding in how to prepare for a career, realistically, in order to be successful in their career choice. Work professionals in public safety will become their role models.
In December 2015, the Mobile Police Department signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mobile County Public School System to become a JROTC Co-Op program partner.
“This is another chapter of the Mobile Police Department expanding our relationship with Mobile County Public Schools,” said Chief of Police Lawrence Battiste. “The pathway will translate into our young people obtaining jobs and we are engaged to take part in the process.”
MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT